Texans Vs. Jaguars: T.J. Yates Replaces Injured Matt Leinart, Texans Win 20-13

“There’s a pretty strong possibility I probably won’t be coming back this season,” Leinart said.

For the Texans, the timing couldn’t be worse, especially considering Leinart looked surprisingly good before leaving. He didn’t rack up many yards, but he completed 10-of-13 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown in nearly two quarters of work, steering the Texans to a 20-10 halftime lead.

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A broken collarbone would almost certainly end Leinart’s season. He first broke his collarbone in 2007, an injury that cost him his rookie season.

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Prior to getting hurt, Leinart had completed 10 of 13 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. He was far from dominant, but he was looking competent, which was more than many of us expected.

Whether or not Leinart returns, though, you have to imagine the Texans will be relying heavily on Arian Foster. He has 62 yards and a touchdown so far.

To be entirely fair, it was a pretty good pass. Of course, the announcers in this game are making it sound like this is proof that this throw justifies Leinart’s NFL employment. Those statements ignore the fact that Leinart had looked pretty humdrum before that, completing eight of his first nine passes, but none of them for more than eight yards.

Leinart still has a long ways to go before anyone forgets what a colossal bust he’s been. But this is a place to start, at least.

There are a few things about Youboty that are worth mentioning. First off, he’s Liberian. His family settled in Philadelphia when he was a child. He eventually earned a scholarship to Ohio State and left there after his junior year to purse an NFL career.

OK, that last part is not true. But anytime I hear someone say a player was “signed off the street,” I always feel like it sounds like these guys were homeless until signing. Well, it does make for a better story, right?

”We’ll probably put a play count on him,” Kubiak said on Thursday according to the Houston Chronicle. “He won’t go out there and play 60, 70 plays. But he’s ready to go.

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Game Date/Time: Sunday, November 27; 1:00pm ET

Location: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL

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What should be a little more interesting is that over/under of 44.5. The Jaguars only score 12.5 points per game and will be hard pressed to generate much offense against the Texans, who only allow 16.6 per game.

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